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FEATURE
FORECAST
Record growth is expected to continue in the bridge and tunnel
construction market, increasing from $30.8 billion in 2014 to $31.3
billion in 2015. Bridge construction has grown from 19.6 percent of all
highway work in 2000 to 37.3 percent in 2014. ARTBA says the share
of bridge work will continue growing in the next five years.
ARTBA is forecasting that light rail, subway and railroad construc-
tion will increase from $18.3 billion in 2014 to $20.9 billion in 2015.
The total value of airport runway and terminal construction will grow
from $12.5 billion in 2014 to $13.1 billion in 2015. Finally, the ports
and waterway construction market will increase slightly to $2.8 billion
in 2015, up from $2.7 billion in 2014, according to Dr. Black's report.
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U.S. CEMENT CONSUMPTION FORECAST
(000 Metric Tons)
2013 2014* 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Total Cement Consumption 81,952 88,609 95,719 103,344 111,357 117,802 124,035
Portland Cement
Masonry Cement
79,813
2,139
86,340
2,269
93,256
2,462
100,597
2,747
108,360
2,998
114,580
3,222
120,634
3,401
Total Cement Consumption 4.5% 8.1% 8.0% 8.0% 7.8% 5.8% 5.3%
Portland Cement
Masonry Cement
4.4%
9.9%
8.2%
6.1%
8.0%
8.5%
7.9%
11.6%
7.7%
9.1%
5.7%
7.5%
5.3%
5.6%
Source: Portland Cement Association *estimated